The Raleigh Blue Streak

The Blue Streak was a short-lived model, inspired by the space age, with a rocket motif in the graphics. The name was inspired by the Blue Streak rocket booster which whas a key element in Britain's plans to become a major space power in the early '60s.

From the 1962 catalogue:

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